article thumbnail

B2B Lead Generation Blog: Cold Calling Tips for the complex sale

markempa

« Better lead management leads to bigger marketing budgets | Main | Paper Direct Mail is Not Dead » Cold Calling Tips for the complex sale When used correctly, the phone is a powerful way to start and develop relationships. " I’ve received calls like that and it feels a bit… creepy. Thanks Peter.

article thumbnail

B2B Lead Generation Blog: Combine Your Cold Calling Efforts With Email Marketing

markempa

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. It has long been accepted that combining outbound calling with direct mail marketing dramatically increases results in B2B programs.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

B2B Lead Generation Blog: Podcast: The New Rules of Marketing & PR Interview with David Meerman Scott

markempa

« 10 Lead Generation (Prospecting) Tips for Sales People | Main | The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation » Podcast: The New Rules of Marketing & PR Interview with David Meerman Scott Before the Internet and social media tools, companies could only communicate through the filter of advertising or media ink placed by a PR firm.

PR 120
article thumbnail

B2B Lead Generation Blog: PR Has New Rules for Reaching Buyers Directly

markempa

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. You can now reach your potential customers directly with your PR. This is called PR 2.0. This is called PR 2.0.

PR 120
article thumbnail

How should B2B brands engage decision makers?

Champion Communications

Mark speaks to those in the industry and looks for examples of success, he says that emails received through direct marketing ‘go straight into the bin’ ” If I am getting insight from an organisation that I have not gotten before, that is helpful. If I feel it is a hard-nosed sales pitch, it gets junked.”

article thumbnail

How Content Marketing Can Save Your Digital Marketing Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

One thing we’ve had to repeatedly clarify is that content marketing doesn’t simply replace your broader integrated marketing strategy. Content marketing is, and has always been, best served as an integrated infusion into a broader marketing strategy – a multiplier. PR vs. demand generation ).

article thumbnail

B2B Lead Generation Blog: B2B Marketing and PR Internship

markempa

« Research confirms that B2B Companies Continue to Struggle with Lead Generation and Follow-up | Main | Marketing to Small-Medium Businesses Via IT Consultants & Resellers » B2B Marketing and PR Internship Wanted: an exceptional college student to work with me on special projects.